Messi and his team never took off in the group stage

Argentine Lionel Messi has never in his career did not leave major competitions immediately after the group stage.

Together with FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team Messi has never been relegated from the competition after the group stages of the Champions League, world Cup, America’s Cup or the Olympic games. In total, he played in the playoffs of major tournaments 23 times.

At the same time, Lionel has played in the finals of all these tournaments, but only won the Champions League and the Olympics, losing in three crucial matches in the Copa America and one final of the world Cup.

Earlier it was reported that Argentina pulled out of Nigeria a ticket to the 1/8 finals.

Recall that in the 1/8 finals of the 2018 world Cup, Argentina’s national team will play against France. The meeting will be held in Kazan on June 30.

See how Maradona went crazy after the goal of Messi at the gate of Nigeria.

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